REPORTED INSTRUCTION BY PRESIDENT ALFONSIN TO THE STATE INTELLIGENCE SECRETARIAT FOR THE INTERCEPTION OF TELE-PHONES OF, AND TO CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE OF, RIGHTISTS - 1984/01/09

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06698531
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: January 9, 1984

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION
REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE
(U) REPORT CLASS S E --WARNING
--INTELLIGENCE SOURCES OR METHODS INVOLVED--
DIST: 9 JAN 84 COUNTRY: ARGENTINA SUBJ: REPORTED INSTRUCTION
BY PRESIDENT ALFONSIN TO THE STATE INTELLIGENCE SECRETARIAT FOR
THE INTERCEPTION OF TELE- PHONES OF, AND TO CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE
OF, RIGHTISTS 3.3(b)(1)
THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT
RAUL ((ALFONSIN)) SENT AN INSTRUCTION TO ROBERTO ((PENA)), THE HEAD
OF THE STATE INTELLIGENCE SECRETARIAT (SIDE), IN THE LAST WEEK OF
DECEMBER 1983 FOR SIDE TO INTERCEPT THE TELEPHONE LINES OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO BELONG TO RIGHTIST GROUPS OR WHO MAY BE INVOLVED
IN RIGHT-WING CAUSES.
THE INSTRUCTION ALSO AUTHORIZES SIDE TO CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE OF
RIGHTISTS AND RIGHT-WING ORGANIZATIONS. THE
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE SENT THE INSTRUCTION DIRECTLY TO PENA FOR
IMPLEMENTATION. 2. THE INSTRUCTION A
"BLANKET INSTRUCTION." IT EXTENDS TO COVERAGE OF
CIVILIANS, ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL, CLERGYMEN, AND NEWSMEN.
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